@inproceedings{1c1ee60fc8a2476aa09ae27ca582eae6,
title = "Simulated environments in architecture education. Improving the student motivation",
abstract = "The increasing graphic quality and ease of use of the current genera tion of videogame technology compels educators to rethink how architecture students learn. This paper presents the results of an educational experience with architecture students that explored the suitability of virtual environments as an educational tool. Students explored the simulated environment of an architectural proposal and filled a survey asking whether the experience had made them reason about some fundamental qualities of space. The results revealed that the virtual environment was capable of making students reflect on the functional, formal or material qualities of architectural spaces, suggesting a new education avenue using gamification or serious games strategies.",
keywords = "Architecture, Education, Gamification, Unreal engine, Virtual environments",
author = "Francesc Valls and Ernest Redondo and Albert S{\'a}nchez and David Fonseca and Sergi Villagrasa and Isidro Navarro",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by the programs BIA2016-77464-C2-1-R of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2013-2016, Government of Spain, titled “Gamificaci{\'o}n para la ense{\~n}anza del dise{\~n}o urbano y la integraci{\'o}n en ella de la participaci{\'o}n ciudadana (ArchGAME4CITY)” and BIA2016-77464-C2-2-R of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2013-2016, Government of Spain, titled “Dise{\~n}o Gamificado de visualizaci{\'o}n 3D con sistemas de realidad virtual para el estudio de la mejora de competencias motivacionales, sociales y espaciales del usuario (EduGAME4CITY)”. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing AG 2017.; 5th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, WorldCIST ; Conference date: 11-04-2017 Through 13-04-2017",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-56541-5_24",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319565408",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "235--243",
editor = "Sandra Costanzo and Alvaro Rocha and Reis, {Luis Paulo} and Hojjat Adeli and Correia, {Ana Maria}",
booktitle = "Recent Advances in Information Systems and Technologies",
address = "Germany",
}